material used to insulate a body, device, or region
2.
the act or process of insulating
insulant in American English
(ˈinsələnt, ˈinsjə-)
noun
an insulating material, as used in building trades
Word origin
[1930–35; insul(ate) + -ant]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hypercorrection, kickback, logical positivism, technical foul, video-ant is a suffix forming adjectives and nouns from verbs, occurring originally in Frenchand Latin loanwords (pleasant; constant; servant) and productive in English on this model; -ant has the general sense “characterized by or serving in the capacity of” that namedby the stem (ascendant; pretendant), esp. in the formation of nouns denoting human agents in legal actions or otherformal procedures (tenant; defendant; applicant; contestant). In technical and commercial coinages, -ant is a suffix of nouns denoting impersonal physical agents (propellant; lubricant; deodorant). In general, -ant can be added only to bases of Latin origin, with a very few exceptions, as coolant
Examples of 'insulant' in a sentence
insulant
Wood is quieter at sea, and a good insulant, so there are no condensation problems.